The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

BuckinghamshireLocal Authority

WycombeConstituency

HP13 6QTPostcode

9.0

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Buckinghamshire, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,451 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 73.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 97.6%
EBacc average point score: 7.18

Ethnicity

White

42%

Asian

41%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,451

Total Pupils

97%Boys

3%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,451
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Improved significantly

Ungraded inspection on 26 February 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
28 Nov 2019	Good	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.